NOURISHMENT

Satisfying Summer Salads

by Donara Balayan

Summer evenings call for light, crisp, refreshing salads. During the summer season, my menu for lunch and dinners consist of a lot of different salads. Sometimes you just want something light that will still be satisfying and a summer salad does just that. Growing up my summers consisted of cold cut sandwiches and just a simple cucumber, tomato salad or a Shiraz salad. Cold cut sandwiches are delicious, but over the years I’ve tried to cut out the processed meats and have opted for grilled veggie sandwiches. Salads, however, I will never ever get tired of. There are so many different versions of different salads and the possibilities